Inkwell



F. H CASEY Aug. 24 1926.

Aug. 24, 1926.

. F. H. CASEY INKWELL.

Filed April 18. 1922 3 Shqets-Sheet 2 Aug. 24', 1926.

F? H. ic sEY INKWELL Filed A ril 18, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 i255? nuum 0 1 4 .5 5

Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

UNITED STATES} FREDERICK H. CASEY, or GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS.

INKWELL.

Application flled Ap'rii 18, 1922. serial N6. 554,413.

This invention relates to improvements in a combined ink well paper weight and en stand and has for its purpose among t er objects to provide a pen andink stand with an ink well and a'fount'ain whereby the well may be supplied from'time to time with a relatively small quantityot ink.

Another object o'fthe' invention is to pro vide in an use, a relatively'sinall quantity of ink and a fountain for supplying saiclinkl V j Anotherobjeet of the invention is to provide a pen and ink stand having an ink well and an invisible or entirely enclosed fountain for supplying said well. v 1

Vith'the above andotlre'r objects in View I have invented tne device illustrated in the com anying drawings in'which H Figure {1 is a top plan viewof my com bined ink stand;

Figure 2'i's' a front of; Figure3 is a side elev'a'tiona-l viewthereof; Figure 41 is a section on line H of Figurel I e 3 Y Figure 5 is a detailed top plan view'o'fan ink fountain v Figure 6' is an elevational viewthereofj" Figure? is a section on line 77 thereof;

elevational viewthere- Figure 8 is'a' similarview,"the parts being shown in adjusted position; 1 N

Figure 9 is a section on line 99 of Fig 1? a. Figure 10 is a detailed elev'ational View partly broken away ofone member of an ink 01111131113 Figure 11. is asir'nilaryiew of another" member thereof; j H

Fignre l2' is a detailed perspective view offountain operatin member; I

Figure 13 is a similar view of a member of'said fountain; I Figure 14 is a perspective view of another member thereof;

Figure 15 1s a section on line 15 15'of Figure 16, certain parts being rei'i'ioved'; and

Figure 16 is 'a'sec ti -on on line 16 Figure a v Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the following specification and in the several views in the drawin s in which, 1 indicates an ink stand which em braces aba'se12' having'fa main body portion .3 and an inclined forwardly projecting pOr-Q I down so that its end 33 Wlll ride over its tion 4 provided with a series efspaced apart ink" well, means for'holding for Qde r 15.

ribs 0 pens or pencils. 7

which form grooves 6 for holdin are grooves arranger transversely of said ribs in order to provide finger spaces in order that said pens and pencils may be easily picked from said grooves. The main body portion 3 is providedwith avertical'bore 8 in its rear central portion which is connected through an aperture 9 with an inclined ink well 10 the upper end of which terminates in the central forward portion 11 of the upper surfaces 12 of said base 3. Seated within said bore 8 is an ink fountain or reservoir 13 which consists of an outer fixed cylinder 14, and a rotatable inner cylinder 15, having a detachable screw threaded closure end 16 with a p'ro'ect-ing milled flange 17 whereby said mem er 15 may be easily removed for-the purpose of thoroughly cleansing the well.

Fixedly secured to the upper portion of the cylinder 14 is a relatively large supporting flange 18, which isadapted to seat upon the upper surface 12 of said body portimi 5;

whereby the reservoir is held sustained within the bore 8. Rotatably mounted around the cylinder 14 is a collar 19 which seats directly under and against the flange 18. This 'collar is provided with right angularly disposed oppositely arranged arms 20 and 21 which incline 1n OPPOSIDG; dlrections. -The lower ends of these arms terminate adjacent projecting handle 29 the cylinder 15 is ro tatable within the cylinder 14 in order that the slots or apertures 30 in the cylinder 15 may be brought into alignment with the slots or apertures 31 in the cylinder 14, whereby a desired amount of ink within the fountain 18 may beallowed to flow into the well 10.

A spring clip 82 is mounted on the handle 29 in orderthat its right angular end- 83 7 may project below either of the edges 34 or 35 of the flange 36 providing a stop in order to prevent accidental movement of'said cylin- The flange 36 is arranged to project beyond the rear wall 37, on the body portion 3'. When it is desiredto move the' oppositely disposed horizontal slots 22 and inner cylinder 15to release the supply 0? ink to the well 10' the clipv 32 is pressed flange 36 and allowed to drop over the edge 2% thus bringing said slots or apertures 30 and 31 into alignment.

The forward arcuate ec go 38 of the member 18 is provided with a hinge member 39 which co-acts with the hinge member 4-0 of the top ll of the ink well 10 to receive the pintle 2 whereby said top is hingedly secured to said member 18, The top ll is provided with a spring clip 43 at its forward and for engagement with. the recesses 4-4: in said body portion 3, said clip having a iinger portion 45 whereby the clip may be released from said recesses to raise the top. The body portion 3 has project ng upwardly from its surface 12 bosses or dowel pins 46 adjacent each side thereof to enter the recesses 47 in the removable top portion l8 of the stand, said portion 48 being provided with a bore 49 which aligns with the bore 8 in the base 2 and into which the upper portion 50 of the reservoir or fountain 13 projects, said reservoir or member 48 forming a closure for said fountain. The forward side 51 of the member 48 is provided with a relatively large cylindrical recess 52 within which the outlet 53 of the ink well 10 partially projects.

The walls of bore 8 are provided with oppositely arranged bayonet slots 54 and to receive the extended end of the member 28 whereby the cylinder l i may be held within the bore 8 so that when emptying ink therefrom for the purpose of cleansing the device or renewing the ink supply, said member 14: cannot become accidentally detached from the body 3.

From the above description it will be obvious that the supply of ink in the fountain 13 may be kept from exposure to the air whereby evaporation will be prevented. however, a small quantity of the ink may be supplied as desired. to the well 10. It will be noted that the apertures 30 provided in the inner cylinder 15 are above the closure mem ber 16, said member being adapted. to receive and maintain all sediment in the ink and thus preventing the same "from being supplied to the well.

Having described my invention that which I claim to be new and desire to procure by Letters Patent is 1. An inkstand comprising in combination separable base and top members, said members having aligning bores, an ink reservoir mounted in said b ores, and an ink well communicating therewith and carried by the base member, the top member adapted to cover the reservoir.

2. An ink stand comprising in combina tion, a base member having a. bore therein, an inkreservoir consisting of a pair of nested cylinders, mounted in said bore, an ink well communicating with said reservoir and carried by the base member, and means extending from said reservoir for rotating one of said cylinders relative to the other, whereby to manually control delivery of ink from the reservoir to the ink well.

3. In combination with an ink stand having an ink well and a boreconnected therewith, a reservoir consisting of a pair of nested cylinders seated in said here and means for rotating one of said cylinders relative to the other cylinder, a screw threaded bottom on one of said cylinders.

4:. In combination with an ink stand, an

ink well and a reservoir for supplying said well, means whereby said ink may be supplied to the well from the reservoir, said means embracing a rotatable collar projecting from said stand, and a rotatable cylinder within said reservoir, said cylinder and reservoir having apertures adapted to be aligned through the rotation of said cylinder, said stand having a bore and means for suspending said reservoir, within said bore, a closuremember for said reservoir, said closure member consisting of a removable portion of said stand.

5. In combination with an ink stand, an ink well and a reservoir for supplying said well, means whereby said ink may be supplied to the well from the reservoir, said means embracing a rotatable collar projecting from said stand, and a rotatable cylinder within said reservoir, said cylinder and reservoir having apertures adapted to be aligned through the rotation of said cylinder, said stan having a bore and means for suspending said reservoir within said bore, a closure member for said reservoir, said closure member consisting of a removable portion of said stand, a top for said well having a spring clip for retaining the same in closed position, said top being hingedly connected to said last means.

6. In combination with an ink stand, an ink well and a reservoir for supplying said well, means whereby said ink may be supplied to the well from the reservoir, said means embracing a rotatable collar projecting from said stand, and a rotatable cylinder within said reservoir, said cylinder and reservoir having apertures adapted to be aligned through the rotation of said cylinder, said stand having a bore and means for suspending said reservoir, within said bore, a closure member for said reservoir, said closure member consisting of a removable portion of said stand, and means for holding said apertures out of alignment.

7 In combination with an ink stand, an ink well and a reservoir for supplying said well, means whereby said ink may be supplied to the well from the reservoir, said means embracing a rotatable collar project-' ing from said stand, and a rotatable cylinder within said reservoir, said cylinder and reservoir having apertures adapted to be aligned through the rotation of said cylinder, said stand having a bore and means for suspending said reservoir within said bore, a closure member for said reservoir, said closure member consisting of a removable portion of said stand, and means for holding said apertures out of alignment, and means for holding said apertures in alignment.

8. An ink stand according to claim 1,

characterized bythe top member being of' such shape to conceal the ink reservoir and expose the ink well, when said base and top members are in connected relation.

9. In an ink stand in combination, a base member having a vertical recess therein, a pair of vertical nested cylinders supported on said base and within said recess, said nested cylinders having diametrically opposite slots in their walls, adapted to be brought into registry and to be blanked, said base also having an inclined ink well and communicating means between the same and the said recess, and means for selectively registering and blanking the slots of said nested cylinders.

a In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FREDERICK H. CASEY. 

